Plain sight hanging

ABSTRACT

This system is used for hanging and locking objects onto a single wall support with two interconnected cord loops. The loops go over the support affixed to a wall and hold the object in a stable leveled position. Initial slack in the interconnected loops has them extended above the top of the object for placing the loops on the support in full view. Removal of the slack in the loops raises the object above the wall support. A complete reduction in the slack locks the object onto the support.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention concerns a hanging system for hanging pictures, mirrorsand other objects so that they may be made level, will resist tilting,be able to be hung on the wall with the wall attachment in plain view,and be able to be locked onto the wall.

Hanging a picture with a single cord on a single nail or hanger on thewall is a very unstable system. After the picture is made level it caneasily tilt out of level by vibrations or being bumped into. The picturehung in this fashion is a balance system just like a seesaw.

When hanging an object on a nail or other support in a wall you have theproblem of getting the wire or cord over that support. The nail isusually desired to be behind the picture, so this often requires usingyour hand to feel blindly behind the picture for the nail and the cord.There is rarely enough room to do this and it becomes a struggle to dothis seemingly simple task.

Hanging an object so that it cannot fall or be easily removed is anotherdesirable feature. The average person does not usually try to hangpictures in this fashion because of the complexity involved with suchsystems.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Hanging pictures and other objects with a single wire or cord is thetraditional method used for hanging an object onto a wall. The use of asingle nail or hook on the wall will have the picture balanced on thishook so that the center of gravity of the object is in the middle of thehook. The object is then a seesaw balanced on a narrow fulcrum and issubject to tilting from everyday vibrations and from incidental contact.

There are many ways to overcome this problem; however, none of theseuses a single hanging point along with a cord attached to the sides ofthe frame.

The other problem is the placing of the wire or cord onto the nail orhook in the wall. It is desirous to have the nail hidden by the object;therefore it goes behind the object. When placing the object on the nailthere is not much space to see behind the object and the wall. The cordjust flops and often requires that it be placed on the nail by stickingone hand behind the object and holding the object with the other hand.This is a tricky maneuver that can lead to the dropping of the object.

Some products that attempt to meet this problem include those that use amagnet built into a hook and various devices that can shorten the cordafter it has been placed on the nail or hook.

Hanging a picture so that it is locked onto a wall is usually acomplicated or expensive proposition. Several products are available fordoing this; however, they either require precise measuring or usingproducts other than a simple cord.

There are no products that combine the features of holding the object ina tilt-proof position and allow the object to be easily placed on a nailor anchor, in plain sight, while having the support also hidden by theobject when it is made level. There are also no products that use aconnected double loop system for locking an object onto a wall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This system uses a continuous cord that is fixed in position on eachside of an object such as a picture frame. The cord goes through cordholders so that it forms a loop on each side of the object. Theseconnected loops are then used to go over a nail or hook affixed to awall, thereby supporting the picture. The two loops are elongated sothat they go over the top of the object and over the head of a nail orscrew that is affixed above the top of the object. Pulling the cordsection between the two loops raises the object up so that the nail isout of view behind the object. The cord is pulled down and hooked undera screw fastened to the bottom of the object. The connected loops canthen be adjusted by manipulating the object so that it is made level.

If it is desired to have the object locked onto the wall support thecord length can be preset to have the loops as tight as possible on thesupport. This prevents the loops from coming off the support.

Other methods of shortening the loops include having an adjustable hookon the bottom of the object, or one or more cord end adjusters on theside of the object.

Additionally, because the loops extend beyond the top of the object theycan be attached to a support that is then anchored to the wall. Thislocks the object onto the wall and prevents it from falling or beingeasily removed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a back elevational view looking from a wall surface to theback of a rectangular object hung level on a screw above the top of theobject.

FIG. 2 is a back elevational view looking from a wall surface to theback of a rectangular object being hung on a screw below the top of theobject.

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view looking from a wall surface to theback of a rectangular object hung on a support screw with a bottom cordtightening hook on the bottom of the object.

(FIG. 4—Deleted)

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The embodiments presented are representative of a hanging system thatcan be used with various types and sizes of objects; such as is pictureframes, mirrors, plaques, etc. Each embodiment utilizes a continuouscord that has two connected loops that go onto any type of wall support.The connected loops can be adjusted while the object is on the supportso that the object can be made level. The combined length of theconnected loops can be adjusted after being placed on the support sothat the object can be raised to cover the wall support. Additionally,when an object is hung on a wall support such as a protruding nail orscrew the loops can be shortened to the point where they will not beable to fit over the head and are effectively locked onto the wall.

With reference to FIG. 1 through (4) 3 in which like numerals representlike parts, FIG. 1 shows a rectangular object 1 held level by protrudingscrew (nail) 2 with screw (nail) 2 above the top of the object. Theobject has cord holders 4 & 5 affixed to the right and left sides byscrews 6 and 7. Cord 8 is knotted and goes through hole 13 in cordholder 5, then it goes over screw (nail) 2 in wall 12 and goes downthrough hole 14 in cord holder 5 forming loop 9. From hole 14 it goesacross as connecting and vertical positioning cord section 17 to hole 15in cord holder 4. It then goes over screw (nail) 2 in wall 12 and backdown through hole 16 in cord holder 4 where it is knotted at 11 andforms loop 10. Protruding screw 18 is affixed to the bottom of object 1and is ready to hold an extended cord section 17.

Loops 9 and 10 can be adjusted by sliding the cord through the insideholes 14 and 15 of cord holders 4 and 5. The cord also slides over screw(nail) 2 as the loops are adjusted to make the object level. Onceleveled the weight of the object on screw (nail) 2, and holes 14 and 15,creates a frictional holding force to keep the object from going out ofthe level position.

After placing the object 1 onto the support screw 2 it is raised up tothe desired position by pulling cord section 17 down and placing it overscrew 18 on the bottom of object 1.

FIG. 2 shows a rectangular object 1′ being hung onto support screw(nail) 2′. The loops 9′ and 10′ have been (are adjusted) shortened bypulling cord section 17′ down and placing it over screw head (18) 18′.This action (changes) shortens the cord loops 9′ and 10′ so that supportscrew 2′ is now behind the object 1′. After being placed on screw (18)18′ the object 1′ is then leveled by pulling on it so that cord 8′slides through holes 14′ and 15′, and over screws (screw) 2′ & (18) 18′.This sliding action adjusts loops 9′ and 10′ and makes object 1′ level.As one loop gets longer the other loop gets shorter.

When the object 1′ is placed in the configuration shown on FIG. 2, theheight of the object 1′, relative to the support screw 2′, isestablished by the overall length of cord 8′. This cord length isdetermined by the location of the knot 11′ in the cord 8′. The knot 11′is set before hanging the object 1′ on the support screw 2′. Knot 11′can be made so that the cord 8′ is taught when cord section 17′ isplaced over screw 18′. In this case loops 9′ and 10′ are firmly aroundscrew 2′ and the object 1′ is locked onto the screw 2′.

FIG. 3 shows a rectangular object 1″ being hung on screw 2″. The loops9″ and 10″ are held taught by cord section 17″ being placed underadjusting hook 19 on screw 20 and hook 19 screwed down toward the bottomof object 1″. Screw 20 is through a hole in hanger body 21 that isfastened to the bottom of the object 1″ by screws 22A & 22B. Theshortening of cord loops 9″ & 10″ is accomplished by turning screw 20 sothat hook 19 moves down and locks the object 1′ onto support screw 2″.The object cannot be removed from the wall yet can still be made levelby the sliding action of the cord.

(FIG. 4 shows a rectangular object 1′″ being hung on screw 2′″. Theloops 9′″ and 10′″ are held taught on the left side by movable hookassembly 25 and on the left side by ball-chain holder 26 having knottedcord 8′″ manually pulled down and secured in it.)

While the invention has been described above with respect to certainembodiments thereof, it will be appreciated that variations andmodifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention.

1. A hanging system affixed to an object having a flexible cord formingright and left interconnected loops going over a single wall support andhaving a loop shortening means, wherein said loops initially extendabove the object and become shortened such that the object is raised(over) above said support.
 2. (new claim 4) The system of claim 1wherein the right and left loops (are fully shortened and cannot beremoved from the wall support, thereby locking the object onto the wall)become locked onto the wall support by pulling down the cord between theloops and placing it over a protruding screw affixed to the bottom ofthe object.
 3. The system of claim 1 comprising: a. right and left cordholders affixed to the sides of an object, b. a flexible cord attachedat its ends to each cord holder and forming a right and left cord loopwith a connected cord section between the cord holders, c. a single wallsupport that the two loops go over, and d. a bottom protruding screw(support) affixed to the bottom of the object, such that the cord loopsare initially above the top of the object for looping over the wallsupport, then the cord section between the cord holders is pulled downand placed under the bottom protruding screw (support), thereby raisingthe top of the object above the wall support.
 4. (new claim 6) Thesystem of claim 4 (1) comprising: a. right and left cord holders affixedto the sides of an object, b. a flexible cord attached at its ends toeach cord holder and forming a right and left cord loop, c. a singlewall support that the two loops go over, and d. a bottom supportcomposed of a threaded hook (threaded) affixed to (onto) a screw held bya body fastened to the bottom of the object, such that the cord loopsare initially above the top of the object for looping over the wallsupport, then the cord section between the cord holders is pulled downand placed under the threaded hook on the bottom (hook) of the object,thereby raising the top of the object above the wall support andallowing the object to be raised higher and locked onto the support byturning the screw until the cord becomes taught.
 5. The system of claim4 (2) comprising: a. right and left cord holders affixed to the sides ofan object, b. a flexible cord attached at its ends to each cord holderand forming a right and left cord loop, c. a single wall support thatthe two loops go over, and d. a bottom support affixed to the bottom ofthe object, such that the cord loops are initially above the top of theobject for looping over the wall support, then the cord section betweenthe cord holders is pulled down and placed under the bottom support,thereby raising the top of the object above the wall support, andsufficiently shortening the loops so that they are tensioned onto thewall support so that they cannot be removed from said wall support 6.(delete this claim) (The system of claims 1 & 2 wherein the cord loopsare adjusted by side cord end supports.)
 7. (new claim 2) The system ofclaim 1 wherein the loop shortening means comprises pulling down thecord section between the right and left loops and placing it over aprotruding screw on the bottom of the object.